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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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